Spectrum Management Activities at the FCC/OET

1. Spectrum Management Activities at the FCC/OET Note: The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and may not necessarily represent the views of the Federal Communications Commission Julius Knapp, Chief Office of Engineering and Technology National Spectrum Management Association May 20, 2015

2. Overview of Spectrum Strategy

3. Spectrum Strategy • Driver: Continued growth of mobile & other services • Key Milestones: • National Broadband Plan • Middle Class Tax Relief & Jobs Creation Act of 2012 • Presidential Memos • NTIA ten year plan • PCAST Report • Department of Defense Spectrum Strategy • Strategy: • Consider potential reallocations, but becoming more difficult • Develop advanced spectrum sharing techniques • Continue to advance efficient use of the spectrum (flexibility)

4. Spectrum Reallocations: Advanced Wireless Service-3

5. Advanced Wireless Service-3 (AWS-3) • Recently concluded AWS-3 auction: • Paired 2110 MHz - 2155 MHz with 1755 - 1780 MHz; • Unpaired 1695 – 1710 MHz • Why valuable: Adjacent to AWS-1 • Relocation or sharing with numerous federal operations • “Heavy Duty” engineering • Identify relocation bands • Sharing: Realistic vs. Worst case • Required close collaboration • Federal Incumbent Systems: • Fixed Point-to Point Microwave • Military Tactical Radio relay • Air Combat Training System • Precision Guided Munitions • Tracking, Telemetry & Commanding • Aeronautical Mobile Telemetry • Video Surveillance • Unmanned Aerial Systems • Other Systems

6. AWS-3 Auction Results

7. Spectrum Reallocations: Incentive Auction in TV Band

8. Available at: http://wireless.fcc.gov/incentiveauctions/learn-program/

11. TV Incentive Auction 600 MHz Band Plan First time the Commission has needed to develop band plans without knowing how much spectrum will be available! Repacked TV Guard Medical Duplex Gap Repurposed Band Telemetry & For Wireless Radio Astronomy Auction

12. Spectrum Sharing: Unlicensed in the 600 MHz Band

13. Progress on White Space in the TV Bands (Unlicensed) Adopted final rules in 2012 Nine devices approved: Adaptrum, Koos Technical Services, Meld, Carlson, Redline and 6harmonix All fixed devices, designed for professional installation - location entered manually All are generic boxes with an input for a digital signal (voice, video, data). Data bases approved: Spectrum Bridge, iconectiv (formerly Telcordia),Google, Key Bridge Global and KB/LS Telcom IEEE adopted “af” standard Strong international interest Carlson Meld Adaptrum Spectrum Bridge iconectiv Wireless Cameras Cover Park in Wilmington NC

14. Data Base Administrator Approval Process • File application • Workshops • Submit data base • FCC Review • Public beta test • Final report • Public comment • Final approval • Maintenance: Q&A’s Approved

15. Recent Data Base Concerns Registration Information FCC Id Serial No. Lat./Long. Contact name HAAT Device owner Address E-mail Phone Identifier • Personal/portable devices required to use geolocation • Fixed devices permitted to be professionally installed & registered in data base • NAB petition asks that all devices have geolocation • Working on best practices • No interference complaints

16. Proposed Rule Changes • NPRM adopted Sept. 30, 2014 • Proposed unlicensed operation in: • Remaining white space • Duplex gap • Guard bands • Channel 37 – Shared non-Ix to medical telemetry and astronomy • Recovered spectrum until wireless operation commences = Bands proposed for unlicensed [ [

17. Spectrum Sharing: Wireless Microphones

18. Wide Variety of Wireless Microphone Applications

19. Proposed New Provisions for Wireless Microphones • Many operate in the TV spectrum • Incentive auction will reduce TV spectrum • Insufficient for some applications • IA order expanded license eligibability • NPRM adopted Sept. 30, 2014 proposed: • Access to new spectrum for major users • Increased flexibility under existing rules

20. Low Power TV & Translators

21. Low Power Television (LPTV)& Translators • Offer diverse and local programming, especially rural/remote areas • Initiated NPRM to: • Facilitate the final conversion to digital • Mitigate potential impact of incentive auction and the repacking • Proposed several actions to: • Extend the Sept. 1, 2015 LPTV & translator digital transition deadline • Extend channel sharing to LPTV & translators • Create a new digital to digital replacement translator service • Provide for processing priority • Provide assistance to LPTV and TV translator stations in finding displacement channels after the incentive auction

22. Spectrum Sharing: Small Cells @ 3.5 GHz

23. Citizens Broadband Radio Service • Report & Order Adopted April 17, 2015 Citizens Broadband Radio Service Non-Federal FSS ES Navy Ship Radars Federal Ground-Based Radar Federal FSS 3550 3600 3650 3700 150 MHz of contiguous spectrum Dynamic spectrum access for small cells

24. Three Tier Access Incumbent Access: Includes authorized federal and grandfathered Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) users currently operating in the 3.5 GHz Band. Incumbent Access Priority Access License (PAL): Authorize certain users to operate with some interference protection in portions of the 3.5 GHz Band at specific locations Priority Access General Authorized Access (GAA): Users authorized to use the 3.5 GHz Band opportunistically. GAA users required to accept interference from Incumbent and Priority Access tier users. General Authorized Access

25. License Areas • PALs licensed by census tract • Over 74,000 census tracts in U.S. • May aggregate census tracts U.S. Census Tracts Washington DC

26. Protected Access vs General Authorized Access Citizens Broadband Radio Service • Band-wide Operability requirement • All Citizens Broadband Service Devices (CBSDs) must be capable of two-way transmission on any frequency from 3550-3700 MHz Non-Federal FSS ES Navy Ship Radars Federal Ground-Based Radar Federal FSS 3550 3600 3650 3700 • Shared between PALs and GAA • Protected Access Licenses • Up to seven 10 megahertz licenses • Can aggregate up to four PALs in any census tract • Assigned through auction • Three year term • General Authorized Access • Opportunistic use • General Authorized Access Only • Increased technical flexibility • Additional power in rural areas • Existing equipment exempt from band-wide operability requirement

27. Incumbent Protection • Protection of Federal Systems at • 3550-3650 MHz • Phase 1 - Exclusion zone near coastlines • Phase 2 - Environmental sensing capability • Exclusion zone  protection zone • Protection of Non-Federal Systems at • 3650-3700 MHz • Incumbent terrestrial broadband licensees grandfathered for five+ years • Grandfathered FSS (3600-3700 MHz) register with FCC yearly • Protection based on operating parameters • Further Notice explores additional protection criteria Proposed exclusion zone Adopted exclusion / protection zone Three Federal radar sites protected via 80 km exclusion zone.

28. Spectrum Access System (SAS) A next generation sharing system building on white spaces SAS Functions • Determine available frequencies at a location and assign them to CBSDs • Determine maximum permissible power level for CBSDs at a location • Register and authenticate CBSDs • Enforce Exclusion and Protection Zones • Protect PALs from IX from other users • Facilitate coordination between GAAs • Ensure secure and reliable transmission of information between the SAS, ESC, and CBSDs • Protect Grandfathered Wireless Broadband Licensees • Facilitate coordination and information exchange between SASs

29. More Work To Do • Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking • Defining “Use” of PAL frequencies • Implementing secondary markets in Priority Access Licenses • Optimizing Protection for FSS • In-band protection of FSS in 3600-3700 MHz • Out-of-band protection of C band FSS earth stations • SAS Provider selection and authorization • Will use process similar to TV White Spaces • Multi-stakeholder process • FCC appreciates industry establishing a multi-stakeholder process • Regulations set framework • Industry collaboration will be key to successful implementation

30. Spectrum Sharing: Unlicensed at 5 GHz

31. Spectrum Usage at 5 GHz Previous Rules Allocations • Much of the 5 GHz band is shared by unlicensed on a non-interference basis • Some of this spectrum relies on dynamic frequency selection to avoid interfere with radars • FCC Notice of Proposed Rule Making • Proposed access to U-NII-2B and U-NII-4 for unlicensed • Invited comment on possible sharing techniques • No change to existing spectrum allocations - - existing allocations/services are protected against harmful interference Unlicensed Now 250 mW

32. Potential Use for Wi-Fi The current Wi-Fi 802.11ac standard enables speeds in excess of 1 Gb/s and increased capacity to meet growing demand, particularly for video • Provides for 20, 40, 80 and 160 MHz channels • Current spectrum provides only two 160 MHz channels • New spectrum would provide four 160 MHz channels

33. Ongoing Work U-NII-2B (120 MHz) U-NII – 4 (75 MHz) Sharing with Dedicated Short Range Communications Vehicle to Vehicle Vehicle to Infrastructure IEEE Tiger Team considered sharing options & completed work March 2015 FCC/NTIA/DoT collaborating DoT developing test plan Considerations: Protect safety of life Roads are everywhere Wi-Fi & DSRC are similar • Sharing with federal plane/ship/terrestrial radars & earth exploration satellite • US proposing to continue international work for WRC-19 • Moving forward domestically • Work group established: • FCC/NTIA/DoD/NASA • Considering Ix protection studies & developing ways to share • Evaluating sharing withindoor low power/then outdoor high power

34. Millimeter Wave Spectrum

35. Expanding Use of the Millimeter Wave Spectrum • FCC Notice of Inquiry (NoI)adopted 10/17/14 • Examines new developments in technology that could dramatically expand the horizon for spectrum that could be used for mobile wireless service, faster broadband speeds • Recommended by Technological Advisory Council • NoI is beginning of Process http://www.fcc.gov/document/noi-examine-use-bands-above-24-ghz-mobile-broadband

36. NoI: Technology

37. NoI Frequency Bands

38. Next Steps • Staff considering next steps in domestic proceeding • WRC 15 is expected to frame future WRC agenda item to identify spectrum for advanced mobile services • U.S. is developing its position • We are working with other nations in multiple fora

39. Model City Program

40. Model City Program • NTIA/FCC Model City Program for Demonstrating and Evaluating Advanced Wireless Spectrum Sharing Technologies • Outgrowth of PCAST • Comment invited last summer • Workshop held April 15-16 to explore concept, scope, governance, process, technical considerations and funding alternatives. Some trade-offs to Consider Urban Area: A “Real Test” but high risk Remote Area: More limited demonstration but low risk

41. Other “Sharing” Matters • Proceeding on Globalstar”s proposed Terrestrial Low Power Service (TLPS) • FCC Public Notice issued on May 5, 2015 solicits information on LTE-U and LAA: standards development & how they will share spectrum

42. Equipment Authorization

43. TCB Program TCB Workshop • Telecommunications Certification Bodies (TCBs) certify most radios • 35 TCBs world-wide under Mutual Recognition Agreements • TCBs can often certify products in a matter of days • Success of the program depends on consistent application processing: • FCC conducts regular workshops – require mandatory TCB attendance • Provides Knowledge Data Base guidance Lab KDBs

44. Streamlining the FCC Equipment Authorization Program (ET Docket 13-44) • Report and Order adopted December 2014: • All products now certified by TCB’s • Refine & codify Permit but Ask (PBA) procedure • Clarified TCB obligations for post-grant checks • Required accreditation for all test labs • Recognized latest industry testing standards • 2nd NPRM Planned soon on administrative procedures & various technical matters

45. Conclusion Questions?